Bangs...

I cut me some bangs this weekend. I am not sure why. In fact at this point I hate them. But they looked good on Friday when I had my hair done cute for my date with Justin! Here is a picture I took of myself last night. They aren't too cute anymore, but I guess I have to live with them until they grow out. :)

Look at this boy! He is standing so good now. I really want to get him a toy that he can push around while standing! We got this gate this weekend. I don't like it all that much but I suppose Ian is doing ok with it (in fact he is in it right now and is just playing with all of his toys). And he loves to pull up on it and stand, as you can see in this picture!

The green...

I took Ian to our church today to take some pictures of him. There is an area at our church called "the green". I thought it would be a great place to take pictures, however the sprinklers had been on so the grass was wet and Ian isn't a fan of grass anyway. So I just sat him on the cement. Then it got so hot that I decided to head home, it was only 9:20ish in the morning!!!

Facebook...

I think I have started putting so many things on Facebook that I forget to put it on my blog too! Here are some pictures from this week. Ian is now pulling up on everything he can stabilize himself on! And he is crawling like crazy! You turn your head for a second and he is gone! Um can you say gate time? :)

We got to have some time with his Aunt and Uncle on Sunday. He hasn't seen Uncle Chris since he was born!

Ian's gift to Justin on father's day...

Daddy poem...

My dad is so awesome, he works all day then he comes home to play with me.
He goes to work for so long so I can spend the day with mom.
I love him so much and I know he loves me.
He is the best in the world and God gave him to me!

(Not too bad since it was written by a 9 month old and a 28 year old non poem writer)

Fathers day!

Mine and Ian's fathers day attire...(brought to you by PBandJane)

She does custom orders!!!!

9 months!

I can't not believe Ian is 9 months! He had his wellness check yesterday and he weighed in at 17 pounds 12.5 ounces! He is 27 3/4 inches long. He can now eat cheese and yogurt! She wants us to start trying to give Ian his formula in a sippy cup so he can start getting used to that because at one she wants him to start using that for his milk.

Here is his 9 month picture! Isn't he getting so big? Just compare it to his one month picture here.

fun times...

I just had a blast hanging out with my friend Ashleigh and her two daughters! Get this I didn't take one picture! I was too busy playing with Claire and keeping Ian away from the TV to even think about getting the camera out. It was so much fun. Claire kept me on my toes! We played horsie and "I'm going to get you", we danced and twirled around! It was great. Ian was asleep by the time we hit the turn pike!

BIG weekend..

My baby got his first tooth and he has started crawling!!!!! I knew it wouldn't be long! I have given him a super hero name of Tooth Crawler! Fitting don't you think? :)

I am having so much fun!

I blame my new cookie decorating madness on my friend Erin! :) She started it and has created a monster! I think her outlines are SO much better than mine and her hand writing is SO much better as well. Perhaps we will have to join forces! Here are my latest cookies that I decorated and will be taking to my sister and her family. I hope they enjoy them! Oh and one of them has already been devoured* by my hubbs so I made another one (the baseball one), I don't know which one is better, but since one is gone the second one will have to do. :)

*I should mention that he deserved the cookie because he stayed home with a crying Ian so I could go to weight watchers. I love you babe!

My third attempt to decorate cookies...

Cookie decorating, my new hobby!

Did you know if you look up the definition of hobby it says: a small Old World falcon (Falco subbuteo) that is dark blue above and white below with dark streaking on the breast.

Well that is not the kind of hobby I am talking about! I am having so much fun learning to decorate cookies. It is easier than I thought, not that I am good, but the actual making the icing and cookies is easier than I thought it would be. The decorating is something I will have to learn to do over time, but it is still fun! Here are a few pictures of my first two attempts at making cookies. The cookies turned out fine, but the icing was a little runny. I am not sure what I did different but the second batch of icing turned out much better!

The first two pictures are from the first batch, the second two pictures are from the second batch. I have more to decorate still (it makes a lot of cookies!), so I will post pictures once I am done.

giveaway postponed...

Well as you may recall I mentioned a little something about a giveaway coming up. We are still planning on doing the giveaway, however it will be a while. My friend Haley has come into a great opportunity to buy a house and so she is going to be busy with that! Not to mention being a mom, wife, house keeper, cook, craft maker etc...

So keep your eyes open because I promise you won't want to miss that giveaway!

A summary of our vacation...

Saturday - Arrived in Florida! That afternoon we were greeted by family from South Carolina and Crystal River, FL. It was fun meeting them for the first time and they all got to meet Ian so that was of course fun! Picture...

Sunday - Hung out with out of town family in the morning then off to the pool that afternoon! Ian liked it once he got use to it. Picture...

Monday - Beach day!!!!! I really enjoyed this beach. It was so nice and perfect weather. Ian on the other hand was not so thrilled to be there, so he took a nap. Picture...

Tuesday - We took Ian to meet his Great Grandma Myrtle. She served up some yummy lunch and we got to visit with her and her sister for a while. Picture...

Wednesday - Beach day number 2! Ian did better at this beach visit. He actually let me sit him in the water (as long as I was still holding him of course). We didn't stay too long at this beach, the sand wasn't as enjoyable as the first one we went to. Picture...

Thursday - We went to an outlet mall. Let's just say that Ian got a whole new wardrobe (thanks to Grandma and Grandpa). Picture...

Friday - We took Ian to visit with Justin's Aunt and cousin. We had dinner at a place that serves bison. So I had a bison burger! It was yummy, very tender. Then my sister in law took Justin and I dancing (ballroom style). That was fun, but I am still very sore. Stephanie (SIL) is very good and fun to watch as she dances! Picture...

Saturday - We woke up at the crack of dawn and headed home! Picture...

short, sweet and to the point...

So I only have time for a short post today. We are having a blast here in Florida! Ian is doing great with all the new people he is meeting and loves hanging out with his grandpa, grandma and his aunt stephanie! They are all really good with him.

He has started to say Mama! It is only when he cries, but he looks at me or for me when he does it. So cute!

Well we are off to the beach again today. I know, it is a hard life. I can't wait to look at all of our pictures and post them for you to see. We have only been here 4 days and we have already taken over 600 pictures! Don't worry, I won't post them all. :)